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Kindertransport to England: Finding Alexandra

May 29, 2018May 31, 2019 successAdmin June 2018

By Gary Koeppel

“She told me that the girl in the photos was transported from Prague to England around 1939… all she knew was that her name was Alexandra, she was the daughter of my paternal grandfather’s sister, and that she was placed in the home of a British family.”

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The Schücks from Hlinsko: A Family Reunited

January 2, 2017May 10, 2019 successAdmin January 2017

By Martin Tompa and Siva German

“I have been a JewishGen member for more than 13 years. Over the years I have been contacted by many other members looking into similar surnames or villages, but there has never been even a hint of successful connection. Until this past May…”

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